BRAIN BRAWL AT MEDART

Fifth grade students at Medart Elementary

Special to The Sun

Fifth grade students at Medart Elementary had a “Battle of the Brains” on Friday, March 31st. Two teams went head-to-head in a competition that required them to answer questions on a variety of topics ranging from science to sports. Team B was the winning team with a final score of 170.
Team B members were Lila Carroll, Siris McKenzie, Ruby Metzler, Adalee Revell and Tanner Wright. Top scorer on Team B was Siris McKenzie. Team A was close with a final score of 153.
Team A members were Julian Colson, Laila Grove, Landon Jones, Maia Michalski, and London Thornton. Top scorer for Team A was Maia Michalski. Siris McKenzie was also the Top All-Around Scorer for the competition.
Teams were chosen by tallying the top scores on a trivia quiz taken by all 5th grade students. The top 10 high scorers were then put on two teams, with four students and one alternate on each team.
Medart 5th grade teachers Stephanie DiLorenzo, Michele Lawhon, Shelley Spence and Diane Driggers helped prepare both teams for the big event. The Wakulla Coastal Optimist Club hosts this annual event that is held at all elementary schools in the county.  Representing the Optimist Club at Friday’s event were JoAnn Daniels, Tim Roach and Diana Sellers. In addition to moderating the competition, they presented both teams and top scorers with special medals honoring their accomplishments.